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  • 15 Jan 2020 Activists Advice

    Ask an adviser: violence at work

    Everyone has the right to be safe at work no matter what setting they're employed in. Here are the steps members should follow if they're assaulted at work

  • 2 Nov 2017 Accredited Reps Action Nursing support workers

    There in your hour of need

    HCAs are making a difference in their workplace as RCN reps

  • 20 Aug 2020 Activists Advice

    Fit testing: getting it right

    RCN safety reps can play a vital role in ensuring employers are carrying out adequate fit tests for members using FFP3 or FFP2 face masks

  • 13 Oct 2017 People Nursing support workers

    Caring's in his blood

    Meet the RCN Healthcare Assistant of the Year

  • 26 Nov 2018 Nursing support workers Advice

    Money matters

    Too much month left at the end of your money? An updated RCN money guide gives nursing staff quick and easy access to advice

  • 12 Nov 2019 Advice Nursing support workers

    No place for bullies

    Bullying can be devastating to experience and witness. How do you deal with it?

  • 20 Jun 2019 Nursing support workers Career

    ‘Every bump in the road is worth it’

    Two members describe their journeys to becoming assistant practitioners and the benefits the hard work brings

  • 18 Feb 2021 Nursing support workers COVID-19 People

    No-one should die alone

    Lisa Dodd reflects on the difference personalised nursing can make, after working in a role in end of life care set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

  • 21 Oct 2019 Nursing support workers Opinion

    Be somebody’s Beryl

    RCN steward Hilary Nelson reflects on the huge impact health care support workers have had on her career

  • 11 Feb 2021 Nursing support workers Clinical

    Proning: your questions answered

    Patients in intensive care units are benefiting from an intervention known as proning to help improve low blood oxygen levels